"Are you done?" Li Huailin looked at Legg a little anxiously. The sun was about to set, but the matter of the First Legion had not been settled yet. The Jade Emperor was still waiting for him to go and see the situation. To be honest, Li Huailin was also very curious about this rich merchant who suddenly disappeared. After all, there were clues about the secret treasure. However, Li Huailin did not let him go because he found a big problem.
Originally, he thought that after he killed so many innocent non-commissioned officers of the First Legion, the loyalty of the First Legion would immediately rise. However, Li Huailin soon found that it was not the case at all. Li Huailin thought that it might be because after all, it was only a few non-commissioned officers who were killed. No matter what, it was impossible for the soldiers to be so grateful. Moreover, Li Huailin didn't use any unorthodox methods to kill them this time. For example, he killed them for doing nothing or making a great contribution. Then, the soldiers would certainly be very excited. However, this time, it was not the case. The reason Li Huailin killed them was treason. This was a very formal reason. Although some people thought that some of the non-commissioned officers were wronged, most people believed Li Huailin because he was the Grand Marshal of the Three Armies.
Li Huailin even discovered that there was a system that deducted favorability points and loyalty points after killing an officer. This was simply f * cked up. The officer that Li Huailin had killed was already hated by all the soldiers. Of course, the soldiers would feel that it was a good thing to kill him. If they felt that it was a good thing, then the loyalty points would be deducted.
All in all, after killing more than 50 non-commissioned officers, not only did Li Huailin's favor and loyalty not rise, it even felt a little unstable. Li Huailin could not accept this. Therefore, although the Jade Emperor had already called for him, Li Huailin also forcefully increased his loyalty.
Of course, this time, the method could only be extremely vicious. After all, the previous method was already vicious enough, but it still didn't work. Li Huailin could only be vicious again.
Therefore, Li Huailin directly informed Legg to gather all the soldiers for the first time since Li Huailin accepted the First Legion. On Legg's side, Li Huailin did not arrange a team for him at all, because Li Huailin intended for him to be the current deputy commander of the 1st Legion. Legg seemed to understand this matter very well, and the few people he chose were basically the former staff officers of the 1st Legion. They were all civil officials, and they were probably prepared.
Soon, all the soldiers of the First Legion were gathered in the square of the First Legion's encampment. Although the soldiers of the First Legion were well-trained, they still had a lot of people. There were only 50,000 regular soldiers gathered here, not counting the reserves. However, it still took a lot of time. It took at least 20 minutes for them to basically gather. On the other hand, Li Huailin led his Knights, who had just been promoted to team leaders, to the front of the rostrum. Of course, there was already wind magic amplification equipment on the stage, so that everyone could hear Li Huailin's voice.
"Okay, I believe everyone knows me. I am the Duke of the Nasser Empire, the current Marshal of the Three Armies, Heart Ruolin. I will also be the Marshal of the First Legion in the future." Li Huailin said directly as soon as he got on the stage. "As for your beloved Marshal Wilham, because I am also in charge of his trial, I guarantee that he will not be coming back. You will follow me from now on."
They had never seen such a direct person before. Li Huailin's seizing of power was completely undisguised. The soldiers below were completely stunned. "Okay, let me introduce the people next to me.
"Alright, let me introduce the people next to me. These are my people. This is Legg, who will be your Deputy Army Commander from now on. Next to him is Dramo, the Captain of the Second Knight Squad, and then Reggie …" Li Huailin quickly introduced everyone on the stage. Of course, the main idea was that he had replaced all the old people with his own people. Anyway, he was taking the opportunity to seize power. As for the previous officers, it had nothing to do with him.
After all, Li Huailin's actions were very inhumane. The former Marshal was still locked up in prison. As the new "temporary" Marshal, instead of thinking about rescuing the old Marshal or stabilizing the current situation of the First Legion, Li Huailin only wanted to seize power. Of course, this would cause the dissatisfaction of the soldiers. Hence, the Favorability of Li Huailin began to rise.
Dramo and the others on the stage were a little worried. Anyone with a little common sense would feel that the situation was not good. Aren't you courting death? Who would do this? Especially when you just killed more than 50 of the original NCOs. Now, you're here too. Are you sure you won't cause a mutiny?
However, Li Huailin's side was feeling good. Unfortunately, the loyalty was not rising fast enough. Li Huailin decided to continue with his ruthless move. After clearing his throat slightly, Li Huailin said to everyone, "Okay, it's said that a new official must make drastic changes. I'm also a new official here, so of course, I have to improve everyone's situation. Then, I'll issue three new orders."
"Huh?" Legg was slightly taken aback. He did not hear Li Huailin mention this before. Could it be a way to bribe the soldiers? So he quickly took out his notebook and began to take notes. This Li Huailin's words must be noted down and implemented. Otherwise, he could forget about being the Deputy Marshal.
"Okay, first, the first one." Li Huailin waved his hand and said, "From today onwards, all soldiers and NCOs' salaries and rations will be halved!"
"Huh?" Everyone was stunned, including the people on Li Huailin's side on the stage. What's going on?
"Marshal … Let me confirm, it's halved?" Legg asked with a trembling voice. He had heard of people going up on stage to buy people's hearts with a pay increase, but he had never heard of someone directly deducting their salary. Aren't you courting death?
"Of course it's halved." Li Huailin frowned and said, "Oh, there's one more thing I forgot to say. Won't there be a lot more pay for the troops this way? All the money belongs to me. Send it to my home. "
"F * ck …" Legg almost couldn't help but curse. Of course, he did not dare to curse out loud. This was too exaggerated. This was the legendary drinking of soldiers' blood. Although this kind of situation did exist in the Empire's army, they drank it secretly. What kind of situation was this to announce to the entire army that he wanted to drink their blood?
Of course, the loyalty and favorability of Li Huailin's people would not change. What happened to the First Division was none of their business. However, they were worried that something would happen to Li Huailin's side. Looking at the soldiers below, the soldiers on the stage finally reacted.
"F * ck, they actually deducted half of the soldiers' salaries! That's great! " Suddenly, a soldier shouted. This shout seemed to open up a gap. Many of the soldiers who were shocked by Li Huailin's words also reacted at this time. In an instant, the scene erupted.
"Long live the Marshal! That's great! "
"After deducting half, that means I only have five silver coins left. That's great!"
The treatment of the soldiers of the First Division was basically above average among all the other divisions. The soldiers' income was not bad, but after deducting half of their salaries, they were basically the lowest in the entire Empire. For this reason, the soldiers on the stage naturally rejoiced.
Of course, the most terrible thing was that Li Huailin directly said that the soldiers' salaries that were deducted from their salaries were directly embezzled by him. This naturally made the soldiers admire him even more. How could there be such a valiant person? In an instant, their favorability began to soar.
"Huh?" The people on the stage were completely stunned. They were sure that they heard it clearly. It really was a deduction of half, not an increase. So what was there to be happy about? Wasn't this bad? Why did these people look as if they were simply given money? Was there something wrong with the people of the First Division?
The people on the stage were so shocked that they didn't know what to say. They looked at the soldiers below in a daze. At this time, Li Huailin directly slammed the table. He was in a hurry and didn't have so much time to listen to them shouting here.
"Alright, everyone, quiet down. Stand properly. At ease!" Li Huailin roared.
In an instant, the scene quieted down. Because of Li Huailin's previous actions of buying people's hearts, his control over the First Division had also steadily increased. This effect could already be seen.
"Alright, it seems that everyone is very satisfied." Li Huailin nodded. "This is just a small token of my appreciation. Now, I will announce the second order."
"Yes!" All the soldiers replied in unison.
"Oh, Legg." At this point, Li Huailin suddenly turned his head and woke up Legg, who was still in a daze.
"Ah? Lord Marshal, what's the matter? "Legg also woke up and immediately asked.
"Have you seen the information? Roughly how long is the training time of the First Division now?" Li Huailin asked.
"Ah?" Legg was slightly stunned. He immediately began to flip through the information in his hand. This information was, of course, provided by the previous sergeant. The basic information of the First Division was on it. Of course, he had to take over it, but he just hadn't had the time to look at it yet. After searching for a while, Legg replied, "According to the records, the training time of the First Division is about 40 hours a week."
"What!" Li Huailin looked surprised. "You bunch of worms. The country spent so much money to raise you and train you, but you only train for 40 hours a week. How is that enough?! The second order is to double the training time from now on. No, double it and double it again. Raise it to four times. "
"Lord Marshal." Legg was already stunned. He said in a daze, "That's 160 hours."
"Yes, what's wrong?" Li Huailin nodded.
"But Lord Marshal, a week … seems to be a total of 168 hours."
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